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Shawna some pics his feathers do that (Laughing out loud) odd huh thank you both for the kind words and compliments

he is cute and congrats.

Bubbles is right it depends on the mutation and age. Albinos/Lutino and Dark Eyed Clears also have no iris rings

oh I love them they are so cute

30 days at least, 90 days is avian recommended.

The compliment each other well and I love the names

great pics of that little one and the eggs Karen, congrats

The flit noise sounds normal. They stretch from what I understand because they are 1. nervous or 2. getting ready for flight. I find mine do it when I first start talking to them. Maybe they are stretching in case they need to fly from me (Laughing out loud). She is trying to feed the mirror and she may not regurgitate food yet but don't be surprised .

I correct myself because I see that he has color on his flights? Correct? Hurdy is right when I read his post I relooked and I looked to fast assuming because of the markings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgerigar Modern show budgerigars, also called English budgerigars, are larger than their wild cousins, with puffy head feathers, giving them an exaggerated look. For information only

He looks like a YF2 dilute mauve? If you could take or post more pics of him that are just a bit clearer without flash that would help

thank you hurdy

thank you everyone

You are correct and he is simply gorgeous. Congrats on bringing a new little one home

welcome, we look forward to getting to know your flock

thank you everyone and glad you enjoyed them.

I am sure a more experience person will come along but let me just add a few points. 1 If you want to know who's the babies are yes then you need to separate because you will want certain results. 2. Males may compete for the hen's attention and there can be squabbles. 3. If the babies are born a male that is not caring for the babies could attack the babies and kill them so he can then bred with the hen For what I have read (and I don't breed) I believe it is always best to separate unless you are an experienced at aviary style breeding and even then you can never forsee what may happen. Just closed breeding brings possible issues, such as if the parents refuse to feed the baby can you hand feed every 3 hours, what if one of the parents attacks a baby, if they get sick can you afford to vet them...of course there are always positives too :-). Either way I wish you the best in your research, learning and more in becoming a responsible breeder.

Are you serious Karen? : Thanks feathers and phoebe for the comments I will pass them along

I know it has been awhile since I posted pics of my stinkers so I got some shots enjoy. (I didn't have time to do captions so you can use your imagination )

silly Cricket maybe she had a headache and headed to the vets on a serious note I am so glad you found her. I know that feeling of panic when loosing a pet.

sounds almost like a double factor dominant pied thought he sold them can you ask him if he has pictures of these birds or some that are similar looking?

congrats , look forward to pics

Well now we know why Ozzie eats so much he is mentally damaged by Blinks sex acts : Poor Oz and Happy Birthday!

I agree so many different combo with these 2 the babies are very pretty.

Beeper is gorgeous and congrats on #2 eggie